gå åt
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See also: gaat
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
gå åt (present tense går åt, past tense gjekk åt)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to die
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
gå åt (present tense går åt, past tense gådde åt)
- (transitive) to notice
- (transitive) to become stunned or perplexed by
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- åt “gå åt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
gå åt (present går åt, preterite gick åt, supine gått åt, imperative gå åt)
- (intransitive) to be used up or consumed (and not become left over)
- Antonym: bli över
- Jag trodde jag hade köpt för många pizzor, men de gick åt
- I thought I had bought too many pizzas, but they were eaten
- (intransitive, colloquial, humorous) to die (as a consequence of something)
- Jag kommer gå åt av hunger snart om inte pizzan kommer
- I will soon die from hunger if the pizza doesn't arrive
- (intransitive) to be destroyed, especially in an accident or disaster
- Hela byggnaden gick åt i branden
- The entire building was destroyed in the fire
- (transitive, usually as "gå hårt åt") to treat harshly, especially with harsh criticism
- De gick hårt åt förslaget
- They sharply criticized the proposal
Usage notes[edit]
Strictly synonymous with stryka med with some differences in nuance except for (sense 4), but far less common for certain senses, corresponding to how they're ordered.
References[edit]
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk phrasal verbs with particle (åt)
- Norwegian Nynorsk multiword terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk idioms
- Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish multiword terms
- Swedish intransitive verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish humorous terms
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